write a short story using all parts of speech in it
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We can thank photosynthesis for bread! Wheat grains, like the ones pictured, are grown in huge fields. When they are harvested, they are ground into a powder that we might recognize as flour. CREDIT: Elena Schweitzer/Shutterstock.com
Humans, other animals, fungi, and some microorganisms cannot make food in their own bodies like autotrophs, but they still rely on photosynthesis. Through the transfer of energy from the Sun to plants, plants build sugars that humans consume to drive our daily activities. Even when we eat things like chicken or fish, we are transferring energy from the Sun into our bodies because, at some point, one organism consumed a photosynthetic organism (e.g., the fish ate algae). So the next time you grab a snack to replenish your energy, thank the Sun for it!
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It was a dark, gray day but even the darkest of days can turn sunny. Depressed by the weather, John put on his warmest coat. He could not find his gloves so he shoved his cold hands deep into the pockets of his coat. "Hey!" he said and so loud his mother could hear him. "Hey what?" she called out to him from the kitchen. "I found my missing locker key! he said. He happily put the key into his backpack and was smiling as he walked out the door. The day was still dark and gray but his mood was now a sunny one.